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New Movie Releases: Alice! Alice! Alice!
Alice in Wonderland:
Tim Burton films are starting to remind us of the paint bucket feature in photo editing software. Just take an existing story and dump a heaping mass of gray skys, dead trees, Johnny Depp, and Danny Elfman score on it. While we shall never deny our ears a chance to hear Helena Bonham Carter's accent again, we have a feeling that people are catching on (and possibly tiring of) this formula. The Alice story is inherently cracked out and fun, so we won't avoid it. Still, we'll let this good friend give Burton a reminder for whatever he takes on next: less CG, more puppetry. Please. [Website] [Trailer]
Brooklyn's Finest:
There's a lot of man in this movie, but aren't these guys a bit too pretty/GQ for this? Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle...AHH! There's Wesley Snipes. This is a film about a number of Brooklyn cops on separate paths that end up in the same deadly situation. It should not surprise you that this comes from the director of Training Day and Shooter. We saw Lili Taylor's face for a second in the trailer, which is always a treat. From what we gather, she is in the underutilized "stressed wife of cop whose safety is compromised" role. [Website] [Trailer]
District 13: Ultimatum:
As usual, the Alamo Drafthouse has your back on slow weekends. The Ritz is bringing back an exciting Fantastic Fest '09 gem that comes complete with sexy gymnastic fights on balconies. Like, oh my stunts! Someone beats up people with a canvas painting in this trailer, which makes us want to rush to the nearest silent auction and live it up in whole new ways. All you need to know about the plot is that it involves gangs and anarchy. We wager it's less about plot and more about this crazy parkour thing the kids are talking about. FUN. [Website] [Trailer]
Visual Acoustics:
As we previewed yesterday, the Regal Arbor is bringing back this cherished AFF '08 documentary about iconic architectural photographer Julius Shulman for one week only. Once you see Shulman's photography, you realize it's no wonder why Frank Lloyd Wright was tempted to make out with him after seeing the way Shulman documented his work. "Make out" is an exaggeration, so don't you all go run out and take up photography to pick up on accomplished architects. [Website] [Trailer]
Fish Tank
Your best bet out of this weekend's offerings, Fish Tank is the story of an Essex housing project teen named Mia (the raw newcomer Katie Jarvis), hurtling through a hopelessly bleak life at break-neck pace. She's been kicked out of school and is ridiculed by her peers. Her mother is a chain-smoking lush who occasionally brings home strange men, one of which (Michael Fassbender, most recently of Inglourious Basterds) pushes the boundaries of their already delicate relationship. As the title implies, the view of this harrowing world is seen completely through Mia's eyes, so we'll never quite know the reality the other characters live in as she alternately dances and punches her way through her own personal hell. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA for Outstanding British Film, Academy Award winning director Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank looks to be a film that will stick with you long after the credits roll. [Website] [Trailer]
2010 Oscar Shorts: Animated & Live Action Programs:
These have been playing for a couple weekends, but since Sunday is the big night we thought we'd remind you. Respect the genre! (Looking at you, budding filmmakers.) The Alamo Ritz will be screening both categories of Oscar shorts this week. The animated program includes Wallace & Gromit, car chases, a coffee overdose, granny horror stories, and granny death (yes, two cases of grandmas this year). The live action program includes nuclear accdients, magician dreams, labor slaves, a lonely wish, and new neighbors. We could have just listed out the subject matter of ten Are You Afraid of the Dark episodes and you would be none the wiser. [Animated] [Live Action]
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